His Little Women

by Judith Rossner

The four daughters of Hollywood producer Sam Pearlstein--by three different wives--vie in a fervent race for their father's attention

Genres: Fiction, Romance

367 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Judith Perelman Rossner was an American novelist, best known for her 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar, which was inspired by the murder of Roseann Quinn and examined the underside of the seventies sexual liberation movement. Though Looking for Mr. Goodbar remained Rossner's best known and best selling work, she continued to write. Her most successful post-Goodbar novel was 1983's August, about the relationship between a troubled young woman and her psychoanalyst who has emotional troubles of her own.

Reviews

[Leo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a disappointing read. Didn't enjoy reading it at all, feelt like a slog to get through

[Angie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Definitely a waste of time to read this book. No depth to the characters or the story. Reads like a terrible Danielle Steel novel. Even the title is demeaning...

[Jane · Rating 1 out of 5]

Having read Judith Rossner's August many years ago I thought that this book would be fun to read. Boy, was I ever wrong. I slogged through this book hoping that somewhere it will become interesting. It didn't.

The story is about a dysfunctional family with Sam Pearlstein being the core around which the family revolves. Sam falls on love, marries, has a family then leaves them when someone else catches his eye. The whole process happens again and again and he leaves four daughters in total looking to regain his love and attention.

None of the characters are compelling nor interesting. They're just needy mixed up kids and grown-ups looking for love and acceptance from the great CEO of a movie studio, Sam Pearlstein. Wasted my time.

[Chamie]

started and couldn't get through was very disappointed..